27/10/2021 (Agence Europe) – The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced on Wednesday 27 October that she was making €60 million available to Moldova in order to help the country deal with its energy crisis. On 22 October, Chișinău declared a state of energy emergency when its main gas supplier, Russia’s Gazprom, threatened to cut off supplies. On Tuesday 26 October, European External Action Service spokesperson Peter Stano explained that the EU continues to support Moldova with all available financial and technical assistance so they can overcome the crisis and to identify alternative solutions so that the country will be able to diversify its energy mix. The energy issue is expected to be discussed at the EU/Moldova Association Council to be held on Thursday 28 October. (CG)